Mannish Water

Mannish Water is a goat-offal soup described by Jamaican Foodie. This selected recipe uses goat head, intestine and feet with green banana, yam, chayote, taro, carrot, turnip, scallion, thyme, Scotch bonnet and hand-rolled flour spinners. It is served hot.

The selected goat parts are chopped into small pieces, washed and placed in a large container with supplied hot water. Once the water returns to a boil, the meat simmers until cooked soft.

Green bananas are peeled. They join the meat with the supplied diced yam, chayote, taro, carrots and turnips, supplied chopped scallions, thyme and Scotch bonnet, and salt. The soup cooks uncovered.

The publisher’s linked spinner recipe combines all-purpose flour and salt in a mixing bowl. Separate water is added gradually to make a firm but pliable dough. Small pieces are rolled between both hands into spinners and added to the soup.

The seasoning is corrected, the hot peppers removed, and further water is added if necessary. The finished Mannish Water, including its vegetables and spinners, is served hot.